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FIFA world cup 2018 qualifiers, match schedule, results

The 32 participants split into the following eight groups:

Group A

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Egypt

Uruguay

Russia

Russia is the host of FIFA World cup 2018. So, they qualified for the 2018 World Cup automatically! In group matches they will face Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Uruguay in Group A. According to Russian Football Association (RFS), the team will move to a training camp in the Stubai Valley before the World Cup finals, where coach Stanislav Cherchesov’s team already prepared for the Confederations Cup in their own country last summer, 2017.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia was the first among Arab teams to qualify for the 2018 world cup final. This is their fifth time. Saudi Arabia qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 1994 in the United States, reaching the 16th round. They also participated in the 1998 World Cup (France), 2002 (Korea Republic, Japan) and 2006 (Germany).

Egypt

Egyptian football team achieved a long-awaited achievement for nearly three decades, ensuring that they qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1990. This was their third time they played in the first round after 1934 and 1990. Earlier the secured the top position among the African group against Uganda, Ghana and the Congo.

Morocco

Morocco secured their World Cup 2018’s ticket for the first time in the history. They beat beating Côte d’Ivoire 2-0 on 11 November, 2017. They also secured the secure the top of the fourth African group against Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon and Mali.

Group D

Argentina

Iceland

Croatia

Croatia will be played at World Cup for the fifth time. Since Croatia is no longer part of Yugoslavia, it has missed only two major tournaments: the European Championship 2000 and the 2010 World Cup.

Nigeria

Group E

Brazil

Switzerland

Costa Rica

Serbia

Group F

Germany

Mexico

Sweden

South Korea

Group G

Belgium

Panama

Tunisia

England

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Group H

Poland

Senegal

Colombia

Japan

Senegal

Senegal will take part in a World Cup for the second time this summer in Russia. The West Africans secured themselves in the penultimate round with the 2: 0 in South Africa the sovereign qualification.

The inaugural match will be played by Russia and Saudi Arabia on June 14 (6pm) at the Lushniki Olympic Stadium.